Tag: Black Taxis
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Department for Infrastructure officials must heed public opposition to opening bus lanes to private taxis
Thousands sign petitions hosted by bus drivers’ union Unite and sustainable transport lobby Concerns raised about absence of equality screening in consultation on opening of Belfast bus lanes to 4,500 private taxis July 6th: Speaking on the closing date of the consultation process, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, Davy Thompson, called on the Department for Infrastructure…
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Public have less than three-weeks to safeguard Belfast’s bus lanes and bus services
Drivers’ union urges public to bombard Department for Infrastructure email over opening of Belfast bus lanes to 4,500 private taxis Questions must be asked over how unelected civil servants can reverse decades of public transport policy with minimal consultation June 18th: Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, Davy Thompson, was scathing of proposals published quietly last week…
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All out strike action by female administrative workers commences at Belfast Taxis
Female workers picket Black Taxis headquarters on King Street after continued management inaction on longstanding pay demands Questions over community interest company bosses’ attitude to women workers with no females on Board, in full-time management staff and only one female driver in a hundred and sixty March 4th: Speaking from the picket line at King…
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Striking Belfast Taxis admin workers receive strong solidarity from Taxi Drivers who join pickets
Belfast Taxi bosses’ fake-news attempt to misrepresent union position on bus lanes falls flat Unite encourages taxi drivers to join the fightback and unionise to secure better pay for themselves March 28th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, called on Belfast taxi drivers to join his union on the back of the strength of solidarity they…
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Striking Belfast Taxi admin workers win support of public and solidarity of taxi drivers
All but five of the 160 taxi drivers refuse to cross striking workers’ picket line Belfast Taxis must address fact that some of their lowest paid workers haven’t receive pay increase in years March 14th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, responded to the spin of bosses at Belfast Taxis: “Today our members in Belfast Taxis…
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Unite pickets placed on Belfast Taxis at 8.30am tomorrow morning in industrial dispute
In pay talks, Taxi bosses tie minimalist pay offer to significant changes to workers’ terms and conditions Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, confirmed his union’s membership would be picketing outside Belfast Taxi from 8.30am tomorrow morning [Wednesday March 14th]: “Unite represents administrative workers at the Belfast Taxi Community Interest Company, formerly known as the Falls…